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Watch Video: On December 18, Shift Capital announced the awardees of the Kensington Avenue Storefront Challenge. Of the 30 plus applicants, 9 finalists were chosen to receive an award of up to $10,000 and 12 months of free rent from Shift, $3,500 towards security cameras and facade improvements from the Philadelphia Department of Commerce, and […]

Shift Capital is excited to announce the next phase of the redevelopment of Broad, Erie & Germantown Ave. With the mixed-use development of the Beury Building (Phase I) scheduled to begin construction in 2018, the Shift Capital team is releasing its preliminary designs for the 3700 block of North Broad Street. Working with Philadelphia’s own […]

On September 29th, Shift Capital announced a partnership with the Governor’s Office of Pennsylvania, the Mayor’s Office of the City of Philadelphia, State Representative Angel Cruz and City Councilwoman Maria Quiñones-Sánchez, as part of the emergency response effort to send relief packages to help Puerto Rico and its residents recover from Hurricane Maria. With the […]

On September 27th at 6:00pm Shift Capital, along with partners New Kensington CDC and Impact Services, arrived at Porchlight Hub (2774 Kensington Avenue) – a community art-making space, to facilitate the launch of the Kensington Avenue Storefront Challenge. New and familiar faces filled the room, including dozens of community members and representatives from PIDC, Philadelphia […]

At Shift Capital, we are excited to announce a collaboration with Olin and PennPraxis – the Living Laboratory! Shift is contributing $5,000 and a 1/4 acre open lot as part of a fundraising campaign to support an innovative, interdisciplinary design-build studio course. Contingent on additional funding, the course will be offered to graduate students in [...]

Breathing Life Back Into Kensington Avenue! Shift Capital and its partners are thrilled to announce the launch of the Kensington Avenue Storefront Challenge – a collaborative effort to reimagine this once vibrant Philadelphia business corridor. Like many former economic hubs in the city, the “Ave” has suffered from a world that left old urban-style, […]

My name is Alex, I was born and raised in Kensington, near the Fairhill neighborhood. I attended William Cramp Elementary, Julia Burgos Middle School and Central High school on 17th & Olney before graduating and moving on to Penn State Abington. I was heavily involved at Penn State as a mentor to Latino and other […]

We are excited to announce the members of our new Advisory Board, a group with deep experience in the various fields of real estate that support a healthy neighborhood. The Advisory Board will advise our team on existing work, and provide guidance as Shift continues to move forward. Read below to learn more: Hugh Frater | [...]

http://generocity.org/philly/2016/09/06/shift-capital-jumpstart-kensington/ A young homeless man in raggedy garb and flip flops is standing in the middle of the street at the intersection of Castor and Kensington avenues. The man is perfectly visible through the glass doors of development firm Shift Capital. Inside, a group of social impact real estate developers are scheming ways to get people in his situation […]

http://www.flyingkitemedia.com/devnews/MaKenStudios081616.aspx Currently, the most profitable trend for developers is to convert Philadelphia’s former industrial behemoths into residential properties. But Shift Capital leaders Brian Murray and Matthew Grande say they’re resisting the advice of most brokers with their massive MaKen Studios project on I Street in Kensington. “The first thing this area needs is jobs,” not more […]